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Exam: FCE CAE CPE

Exercise: Open Cloze Word Formation Gapped Sentences Keyword Transformation

CPE Gapped Sentences: Computer Programme

For questions 1-6, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Here is an example (0).

Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet below.

Example

  1. If it all goes wrong, you will have to   for
    I hate it when rude children   their parents back.
    I think the new computer programme will   all your needs.
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  1. The advent of   music signalled the death of the live orchestra.
    If you are thinking of building foundations, it is advisable to take a   sample to have it analysed.
    In cases of trauma, the patient will often   himself to and fro for long periods of time in order to induce a feeling of calm.
  2. I have alwasy set great   by how somebody shakes you hand.
    It is a wonderful   , full of marvellous things to buy.
    You don't know what you have got in   for you when you decide to start a family.
  3. It can be reassuring to listen to the slow   of a clock on a stormy nght.
    Mr Gable always let my mother pay on   until payday at the end of the week.
    When you jumpstart a car, it is important to let the engine   over for few minutes before removing the leads.
  4. Just try to ignore his tantrum because he can keep it   for hours and loves the attention.
    If you really want the business, you will have to   your offer considerably.
    When he was had   for assault, he asked for two counts of burglary to be included.
  5. What joy there is to   on a dewy morning and hear the birds sing.
    They decided to leave the country in the   of the accusations against them.
    He gazed at the seabirds floating gently in the   of the liner as it sped towards its final desitnation.
  6. In a criminal trial the   of proof rests with the proscecution.
    Why do others always   me with their problems.
    The donkey is a fantastic beast of   and in general a gentle animal.

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